The beautiful Atlantic island of Madeira has a chronic problem with a cheap synthetic drug imported through the post.

The drug - nicknamed Bloom - is so easy to get hold of, so cheap and so addictive that authorities are struggling to cope.

Helen Clifton has spent time with police and frontline services to get an idea of how big a problem Bloom now is across Madeiran society. She comes face to face with addicts, and hears about the desperate social impact of a drug more addictive than heroin.

With authorities trying - but failing - to stop the supply, Bloom addicts are in full sight on the streets amongst locals and tourists.

So how can Madeira get a grip on its Bloom problem, before it grows out of control?

Presenter/Producer: Helen Clifton Additional reporting: Erica Franco Research: Liliana Jardim

On a cold night in January 2024 a dog walker finds a baby in a bag - a foundling. She's named Elsa, after the Frozen character.

Reporter Sanchia Berg begins to follow the case, gaining rare access to the Family Court and to the police investigation. DNA tests reveal Elsa is the sibling of two other babies found abandoned in the same area over recent years. What has happened to the mother?

Produced by Lucy Proctor Mixed by James Beard Edited by Matt Willis

The latest figures on NHS finances don't make pretty reading. NHS England alone faces a projected deficit of £6.6 billion for this financial year and the situation looks as bleak right across the NHS in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

The NHS has always had to make tough choices about what to prioritise but this deficit is prompting health bosses to make decisions that were previously unthinkable to balance the books.

New research shared exclusively with the BBC by the independent think tank The Kings Fund, surveyed Chief Executive and financial leaders across the NHS in England about the kind of difficult decisions they are having to make because of the huge deficits

But faced with having to make efficiency savings, cutting staff numbers and rolling back on patient services, BBC Health correspondent Dominic Hughes learns how painful these decisions really are, from the people having to make them.

Presenter: Dominic Hughes Producer: Jay Unger Editor: Richard McIlroy Executive Editor: Pete Wilson

We hear how a dog groomer and influencer was invited onto a reputable podcast, only to find out it was a scam that took control of her social media accounts and accessed her personal information – putting her livelihood at risk.

Many people thought that the pandemic would bring an end to smart office wear, as more people opted for casual clothes. However, as people return to the office, sales of smarter clothing are on the rise. Retailer Charles Tyrwhitt has achieved record sales and Savile Row tailors are also reporting improved business.

We hear from a number of customers that have been turned away from restaurants due to their allergies. In the last decade, regulations have changed meaning that pre-packaged food must have all ingredients labelled and restaurants should provide written information about potential allergens in dishes. Restaurants say that they are turning people away to keep diners safe from potential cross-contamination, but is it fair?

Over the last few months, many people have had an email claiming to offer a free gift hamper from Marks and Spencer. However, despite looking like it comes from the retailer, the email has nothing to do with them and when customers pay for the postage they are in fact signed up to a subscription. We hear about how to spot these scams and what you can do if you’ve fallen foul of one.

More than one in ten adults in the UK either owns, or has owned, crypto currency, according to the Financial Conduct Authority. As a result, the government has revealed plans to regulate the industry in the same way as traditional financial markets. Will it encourage more people to invest in cryptocurrency and is it welcomed by those in the industry?

After Brexit, we left the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy, the CAP. For many people - whatever they made of Brexit - this was a golden opportunity to come up with something better. A NEW farming policy, which would encourage efficient food production while rewarding farmers for environmental work.

Nearly a decade later, where have we got to?

This is a programme about agricultural policy, so if you're not a farmer you may not think it's for you. But farm policy is also environmental policy and food policy...so the seismic shift that farmers are going though right now will have an impact not just on their lives and businesses, but on the landscapes we see, the food on our plate and price we pay for both.

Presented by Charlotte Smith Produced by Heather Simons

Russians who sign up to fight in Ukraine earn big money in salaries and bonuses – and the Kremlin is even more generous to families of those killed in battle. Average compensation packages for a dead son or husband are worth about £97,000. In less-wealthy Russian provinces, where most recruits are from, that’s enough to turn your life around. Reporter Arsenii Sokolov finds out how the relatives of the tens of thousands of men Russia has lost in the war are spending the money – and asks whether the pay-outs will help create a new “patriotic” middle class that supports Vladimir Putin.

Besides the cash, there are many privileges offered to soldiers and their families, and to bereaved relatives of the fallen. Their children can go to university whatever their grades. And the Kremlin has started a programme called “Time of Heroes” that claims it will fast-track selected returning servicemen into elite positions in local politics and business. But can Putin’s attempt at social engineering really work? And will “deathonomics” – as one economist calls it – really boost the economy of the provinces that have suffered most from the huge death toll?

Presenter: Arsenii Sokolov Producer: Tim Whewell Sound engineer: Neil Churchill Production Co-ordinator: Gemma Ashman Editor: Penny Murphy

California is one of ten US states where assisted dying is lawful and in some respects it’s a model for how the practice might work in Britain.

Introduced in 2016, it’s available to those who are terminally ill and are expected to die within six months. Patients must self administer the lethal medication - the same as what’s proposed in England and Wales.

BBC Medical editor Fergus Walsh travels to San Diego to meet 80 year old Wayne who’s planning to end his life. He’s terminally ill with heart failure and in excruciating pain from a severely damaged spine.

“I just don't see any merit to dying slow and painfully and hooked up with intubation and feeding tubes. I want none of it,” he said.

The programme hears from doctors and patients on both sides of the argument. Opponents warn assisted dying is putting the vulnerable at risk such as people with disabilities or mental illness.

Michelle Carter is 72 and has advanced cancer. She believes people should have a choice but has completely ruled out having an assisted death

“Suicide dying is not for me..I choose palliative care. I have God and I have good medicine,” she said.

There are important differences between the law in California and what is proposed here. Patients can get access to lethal medication in 48 hours in California. If assisted dying is legalised in England and Wales, it will take about a month for terminally ill patients to be approved.

Across California, around 1 in every 300 deaths is now medically aided.

But in Canada assisted dying accounts for around 1 in 20 deaths - that’s 15 times the rate in California - and one of the highest in the world.

The law was introduced in 2016 - the same as California - and is open to those with an incurable medical condition which causes intolerable suffering. Initially it was just for the terminally ill, but that requirement has been dropped.

In Canada, nearly all medically assisted deaths are carried out by doctors who inject the lethal dose. Fergus meets one doctor who has helped hundreds of people to die. She says she sees it as a “ sacred duty.”

But another tells him that Canada has “fallen off a cliff” when it comes to assisted dying and that it is being used as an alternative to social or medical support.

Finally Fergus returns to California to witness Wayne end his life surrounded by his wife and children.

“I’m all in. I’ve never had any question about it,” Wayne tells him

Reporter: Fergus Walsh Producers: Paul Grant and Camilla Horrox Technical Producer: David Crackles Production Management Assistant: Katie Morrison Editor: Clare Fordham

Thousands of female council workers across Britain have lost out on pay and benefits worth billions because of unequal pay over decades. Now claims for compensation and demands to reform pay and grading threaten to capsize council finances, upset male council workers and cause massive cuts to local services. Anushka Asthana investigates why such pay discrimination is still happening despite being illegal for the last fifty years. And she discovers what the price of equality might actually be, for the women seeking it and the millions of us living in places where our local council has ignored the problem for years. Presenter: Anushka Asthana Producers: Jonathan Brunert and Leela Padmanabhan